? Indiana travels to New York for the biggest test of its nonconference season. The young, athletic Hoosiers rebound well and draw plenty of fouls, and they'll need that aggressiveness to beat Syracuse.

? Syracuse had six days to rest after its Maui Invitational championship last week. The Orange, with Fair and superb sub Jeremi Grant (14.2ppg, 6.7 rpg), look like serious contenders for the ACC title.